Zlatko Vujovic, a political analyst and President of the Governing Board of the Centre for Monitoring and Research, commented on the rejection of the candidacy of the leader of the Europe Now movement, Milojko Spajic, on the show "Drugacija radio veza."

"SEC should have investigated how long Spajic has had residency in Serbia. It should have been known how long that residency has lasted. Citizenship is a separate issue.

The problem is not whether someone has dual citizenship—they can have it through lawful procedures—but whether they have Montenegrin citizenship. Unfortunately, DIK was put in a situation where whatever it does, it will be wrong. Why? The legal requirements for candidacy have been met, but on the other hand, they know that his citizenship should have been revoked, but it wasn’t," Vujovic said on our show "Drugacija radio veza."

Vujovic points out that it is important to know how long Spajic has had residency in Montenegro.

"If his residency in Serbia has lasted more than five years, he does not meet the requirements. If I were in Spajic's place, I wouldn't file any objections to this; it would only drag him further into the mess he created. If he has had residency since 2009, that means he does not meet the requirements," Vujovic said.

When asked to comment on claims that Spajic, Filip Adzic, and Dritan Abazovic made a deal to delay the process until papers arrived from Belgrade that would keep him in the race, and how he views the behavior of Podgorica and Belgrade in this case, Vujovic notes that this issue dates back to 2021 when Srdjan Peric filed a complaint regarding dual citizenship.

"Andrija Mandic does not meet the requirements for candidacy, yet his candidacy was confirmed," Vujovic said, emphasizing that Belgrade decided that Mandic would be their candidate.

Vujovic believes that there is a deal within SEC, as well as in Belgrade, and a deal regarding the dynamics of decision-making about Spajic.

You can watch the full interview at the link: